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un⋅knit

[uhn-nit] verb, -knit⋅ted or -knit, -knit⋅ting.
–verb (used with object)
1. to untie or unfasten (a knot, tangle, etc.); unravel (something knitted); undo.
2. to weaken, undo, or destroy.
3. to smooth out (something wrinkled).
–verb (used without object)
4. to become undone.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME unknytten, OE uncnyttan. See un- 2 , knit


un⋅knit⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
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un·knit   (ŭn-nĭt')   
tr. & intr.v.   un·knit or un·knit·ted, un·knit·ting, un·knits
To unravel or undo (something knit or tied) or become unraveled or undone.
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